diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ChannelStatsPopover.tsx b/frontend/src/components/ChannelStatsPopover.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13e7fae9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ChannelStatsPopover.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+import { useState } from "react";
+import {
+  BarChart3,
+  Clock,
+  Film,
+  History,
+  RefreshCw,
+  Users,
+  Zap,
+  type LucideIcon,
+} from "lucide-react";
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
+import { type MyStatus } from "../lib/api";
+import { formatEta } from "../lib/format";
+import { PopoverSurface, useAnchoredPopover } from "./AnchoredPopover";
+
+// The channel-manager catalog stats, collapsed from a crowded inline row into a compact "Stats" chip
+// that reveals the numbers on hover (reuses the AnchoredPopover hover mode). One row per stat, each
+// with a leading icon. Kept in the manager's own toolbar (the header's SyncStatus is global; these
+// are channel-catalog figures).
+export default function ChannelStatsPopover({ status }: { status: MyStatus }) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  const pop = useAnchoredPopover({
+    open,
+    onOpenChange: setOpen,
+    mode: "hover",
+    placement: "bottom-end",
+    offset: 8,
+  });
+
+  const rows: { icon: LucideIcon; label: string; value: string | number }[] = [
+    { icon: Users, label: t("channels.stats.channels"), value: status.channels_total },
+    {
+      icon: RefreshCw,
+      label: t("channels.stats.recentSynced"),
+      value: `${status.channels_recent_synced}/${status.channels_total}`,
+    },
+    {
+      icon: History,
+      label: t("channels.stats.fullHistory"),
+      value: `${status.channels_deep_done}/${status.channels_deep_requested}`,
+    },
+    ...(status.deep_pending_count > 0
+      ? [
+          {
+            icon: Clock,
+            label: t("channels.stats.left"),
+            value: formatEta(status.deep_eta_seconds),
+          },
+        ]
+      : []),
+    { icon: Film, label: t("channels.stats.myVideos"), value: status.my_videos.toLocaleString() },
+    {
+      icon: Zap,
+      label: t("channels.stats.quotaLeft"),
+      value: status.quota_remaining_today.toLocaleString(),
+    },
+  ];
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <button
+        ref={pop.refs.setReference}
+        {...pop.getReferenceProps()}
+        className="glass-card glass-hover inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-lg px-2.5 py-1.5 text-sm text-muted transition"
+      >
+        <BarChart3 className="h-4 w-4" aria-hidden="true" />
+        {t("channels.stats.label")}
+      </button>
+      <PopoverSurface
+        popover={pop}
+        ariaLabel={t("channels.stats.label")}
+        className="glass-menu w-60 rounded-xl p-2 text-xs animate-[popIn_0.16s_ease]"
+      >
+        {rows.map((r) => (
+          <div key={r.label} className="flex items-center gap-2.5 px-1.5 py-1.5">
+            <r.icon className="h-4 w-4 shrink-0 text-muted" aria-hidden="true" />
+            <span className="flex-1 text-muted">{r.label}</span>
+            <span className="tabular-nums font-medium text-fg">{r.value}</span>
+          </div>
+        ))}
+      </PopoverSurface>
+    </>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Channels.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Channels.tsx
index a3f8190a..6ca1b90b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Channels.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Channels.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import ExcludedChannelList from "./ExcludedChannelList";
 import { api, type ManagedChannel } from "../lib/api";
 import { notifyYouTubeActionError } from "../lib/youtubeErrors";
 import { accountKey, LS } from "../lib/storage";
-import { formatEta } from "../lib/format";
 import { buildChannelColumns } from "./channelColumns";
 import { notify } from "../lib/notifications";
 import Tooltip from "./Tooltip";
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@ import ViewSwitcher, { type ViewOption } from "./ViewSwitcher";
 import ColumnSortControl from "./ColumnSortControl";
 import FilterChipGroup, { filterChipClass } from "./FilterChipGroup";
 import ActionMenu, { type ActionMenuItem } from "./ActionMenu";
+import ChannelStatsPopover from "./ChannelStatsPopover";
 import Pager from "./Pager";
 import { CHANNEL_LAYOUTS, type ChannelLayout } from "../lib/channelLayout";
 import { sortRows } from "../lib/columnSort";
@@ -305,48 +305,9 @@ export default function Channels() {
     />
   );
 
-  // The catalog-wide stats ride on the right of the tab row (subscribed only), leaving room for
-  // future tabs on the left.
-  const statsBlock = (
-    <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-end gap-x-5 gap-y-1 text-sm text-muted">
-      {s && (
-        <>
-          <Stat
-            label={t("channels.stats.channels")}
-            value={s.channels_total}
-            hint={t("channels.stats.channelsHint")}
-          />
-          <Stat
-            label={t("channels.stats.recentSynced")}
-            value={`${s.channels_recent_synced}/${s.channels_total}`}
-            hint={t("channels.stats.recentSyncedHint")}
-          />
-          <Stat
-            label={t("channels.stats.fullHistory")}
-            value={`${s.channels_deep_done}/${s.channels_deep_requested}`}
-            hint={t("channels.stats.fullHistoryHint")}
-          />
-          {s.deep_pending_count > 0 && (
-            <Stat
-              label={t("channels.stats.left")}
-              value={formatEta(s.deep_eta_seconds)}
-              hint={t("channels.stats.leftHint", { count: s.deep_pending_count })}
-            />
-          )}
-          <Stat
-            label={t("channels.stats.myVideos")}
-            value={s.my_videos.toLocaleString()}
-            hint={t("channels.stats.myVideosHint")}
-          />
-          <Stat
-            label={t("channels.stats.quotaLeft")}
-            value={s.quota_remaining_today.toLocaleString()}
-            hint={t("channels.stats.quotaLeftHint")}
-          />
-        </>
-      )}
-    </div>
-  );
+  // The catalog-wide stats collapse into a compact "Stats" hover chip (right of the tab row, subscribed
+  // only) instead of a crowded inline row.
+  const statsBlock = s ? <ChannelStatsPopover status={s} /> : null;
 
   // Catalog-wide, occasional actions — tucked into a shared ⋯ overflow menu so they stop crowding the
   // tags row. Pending mutations keep the item visible but disabled, with a spinning icon.
@@ -596,13 +557,3 @@ export default function Channels() {
     </>
   );
 }
-
-function Stat({ label, value, hint }: { label: string; value: string | number; hint?: string }) {
-  return (
-    <Tooltip hint={hint ?? ""}>
-      <span className={hint ? "cursor-help" : ""}>
-        <span className="text-fg font-semibold">{value}</span> {label}
-      </span>
-    </Tooltip>
-  );
-}
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/channels.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/channels.json
index 899ca173..dc942495 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/channels.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/channels.json
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
     "actions": "Actions"
   },
   "stats": {
+    "label": "Stats",
     "channels": "Channels",
     "channelsHint": "Channels you're subscribed to.",
     "recentSynced": "Recent synced",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/channels.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/channels.json
index 517ed5b4..a7aec448 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/channels.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/channels.json
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
     "actions": "Műveletek"
   },
   "stats": {
+    "label": "Statisztika",
     "channels": "Csatorna",
     "channelsHint": "Csatornák, amelyekre feliratkoztál.",
     "recentSynced": "Legutóbbi szinkronizálva",